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How to Stand Out as a UX Designer in 2024
, UX Planet - Medium
Explore innovative strategies to distinguish yourself as a UX Designer in a competitive 2024 market.
How we revamped our Challenges feature to increase Participation
, UX Planet - Medium
In this case study, I will share my insights on my design decisions while revamping the “Challenge” feature in the Uable (now PowerClub) app.This case study details how we tackled the problem of low user participation in our “Challenge” feature. By researching, we developed a new set of challenges called “Skilled” and “Fun” that helped boost participation. Additionally, we revamped the challenge details page to enhance the user experience. Our findings also showed that factors such as the home page, challenge time, and complexity impacted participation. This project was a collaboration between our community management, learning experience design, product, and growth teams.
So let’s buckle up this one is going to be a long one!Glimpse of how the Final screens
Product Idea for Reselling Used Clothes & Accessories
, UX Planet - Medium
Hiyya! 👋 How are you doing?
While clearing up my stack on Google docs, I found two product ideas that I had written down last year but had never got the chance to polish them up for publishing. As time ticked by, dust started gathering on them (well, if digital dust is possible) until it sank to almost the bottom of the stack.
Brief Considerations on Design Topics: 20. Interview Logistics
, UX Planet - Medium
I’ve written in the past on the topic of Job Interviews, and my focus then was on some key recommendations for both applicants and employers, and how can both sides get the best out of this exercise. Since then the job market has shifted quite dramatically, but there are some additional suggestions I’d like to add to what I had previously written.
Document everything. Meaning, create an excel spreadsheet, or a numbers document, or a google sheet, notion or coda document, whatever software package you prefer, where you keep track of all the positions you apply for. Always make sure to document the position you applied for, the date of the application, the source of where you found the position. Also make sure to include the date of first response, who you interacted with (the HR person or hiring manager), and the dates of interaction. Additionally include fields for outcomes, and notes on the process. This helps you understand the number of times you’ve applied to a position for instance, the type of interactions you’ve had with the organization, and even if based on rejection messages, those are organizations you’d consider applying again. As a personal example, I’ve been tracking all my applications for years, and I usually abstain from applying to Organizations after 5 unsuccessful applications (ones that haven’t resulted in a single selection even for a chat with a hiring manager).
How to archive your design system effectively
, UX Collective - Medium
Why preserving design decisions, not visual components, matters most
How I interview product designers
, UX Collective - Medium
I’ve been part of the interviewing teams before, but this is my first time being the hiring manager. It’s been quite a learning experience.Clean Resume on Creative MarketThis year my team is hiring product designers.
While I’ve been part of the interviewing teams before, this is my first time being the hiring manager. It’s been quite a learning experience.
The rise of Generative AI-driven design patterns
, UX Collective - Medium
How Generative AI advances are helping shape the future of feature design, from enhancing content interaction to more informed decision-makingOrder among chaos (Credit: Dall-E)The ChatGPT revolution has been unfolding for over a year now. While the specific chatbot may not represent a seismic technical shift, the profound change in perception it has engendered within the tech community continues to send shockwaves. Initially, teams across various industries scrambled to mimic and refine the success of chatbots, leveraging the underlying models of GPT to produce solutions that, while similar to ChatGPT, were customized for specific experiences and trained on unique datasets.
As the novelty wears off and the real potential of Generative AI becomes clearer, innovative teams move beyond mere chat functions. Notion AI emerged as a beacon of how AI advancements can be integrated into traditional product features, sparking discussions and excitement about the broader applications of this technology. This was followed by companies like Grammarly and Figma, who have introduced many features that transform content creation and modification, setting a new benchmark for practical AI integration.
A “single source of truth”-and other Design System lies
, UX Collective - Medium
Truth as shared responsibility.
A Blueprint for Writing Survey Questions
, MeasuringU
Like with writing an article or book, it can be a challenge to sit down and write survey items.
Few professionals have taken a formal course in survey development. Instead, most rely on their experiences or best practices.
How Long Are Typical Unmoderated UX Tasks?
, MeasuringU
A common logistical consideration when planning a task-based usability study is how much time you should plan for a task.
Many usability studies (especially benchmark studies) suffer from trying to do too many things. That includes asking participants to attempt too many tasks. It’s understandable why tasks get packed in—even low-cost usability testing takes time and money, so you want to make the most of the effort. This is especially the case when participants are difficult or expensive to recruit.
